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Film: New Zealand

Broatch, Mark (1995), 'Moviegoing', Quote Unquote December. Speculations on why New Zealanders go to the movies. Mark's 'Pop Vox' column is a great addition to this magazine.

Bruzi, Stella (1995), 'Tempestuous petticoats: costume and desire in The Piano', Screen 36:3, Autumn. One of three articles in 'The Piano Debate' in this issue of Screen. The other two are Lynda Dyson 'The return of the repressed? Whiteness, feminity and colonialism in The Piano' and Sue Gillett 'Lips and fingers: Jane Campion's The Piano'.

Calder, Peter (1998), 'Lord' leads biz', Variety Oct 19-25. Variety's annual spotlight on the New Zealand film and television industry, with contributions ftrom Calder and Paul Smith.

Campbell, Russell (1999), `Feature film-making in NZ - it all seems reasonably obvious', Working Culture May. The edited version of a response to the NZ Film Commission's Feature Film Development Discussion paper, from a NZ film academic and documentary maker. Arges that the script is the `problem' in most cases.

Edwards, Denis (1996), 'Get it in writing', Quote Unquote April. Advice on avoiding ownership quarrels over film scripts.

Gerster, David & Sarah Greenlees (2000), 'Cinema by Fits and Starts: New Zealand Film Practices in the Twentieth Century', cineaction 51. Two University of Otago academics trace the history of New Zealand filmmaking

Goldson, Annie (1995), 'Getting the picture', Women's Studies Journal 11: 1-2, Aug. Academic and film/video maker Annie Goldson writes about her film Wake

Goldson, Annie (1997), 'Piano recital', Screen 38:3, Autumn. Describes the reception of Janer Campion's The Piano in New Zealand.,p. Heal, Andrew (1997), Horror story', Metro Dec. Bitching about the New Zealand Film Commission, echoing complaints which have already been aired in Onfilm.

Herrick, Linda (1996), 'The Kiwi 'kid' in Hollywood', Sunday Star-Times Jan 21. Lee Tamahori and his first American feature film.

Hight, Craig & Jane Roscoe (1997), 'Forgotten Silver: An exercise in deconstructing documentaries', Metro 112. Provides a good way to study documentary, using the New Zealand 'mockdoc' Forgotten Silver (1995).

McClinchy, Aimee (1999), `Kiwis share in production bonanza down under', The National Business Review April 30. Like Australia, New Zealand is benfiting from US studios going off-shore.

McLauchlan (1995), 'Over the mune', North & South October. An interesting profile of film-maker Ian Mune.

Murphy, Kathleen (1997), 'Totems and taboos: civilization and its discoents according to Lee Tamahori', Film Comment Sept/Oct. New Zealand film-makers hit the big time. This cover article reviews the work of New Zealand film-maker Lee Tamahori, from Once Were Warriors to his latest, The Edge.

Norgrove, Aaron (1998), 'But is it music? The crisis of identity in The Piano', Race & Class 40, 1. Jane Champion's 1993 film continues to generate academic criticism.

'Outlook at the Movies', The Dominion March 26 1996. A useful classroom resource on the earliest days of New Zealand film.

Puttnam, David (1996). 'Film industry will need helping hand', New Zealand Herald Nov 27. In his address to the Screen Producers and DirectorsAssn forum, Sir Dave argues for more government involvement in New Zealand film-making.

Reid, Graham (1997), 'The advice: drop your shorts', New Zealand Herald Nov 26. American film producer Peter Broderick (a visitor to the Nov SPADA conference) gives his views on the wisdom of funding short films.

Roberts, Hugh (1995), 'Standing upright here', New Zealand Books 5:4 (issue 20), Oct. A very literary analysis of recent New Zealand film successes.

Sheeran, Garry (1996), 'Cinema industry brings home bacon', Sunday Star-Times Jan 21. A feature in the 'Money' section on the healthy state of film-going in New Zealand.

Shepard, Deborah (1998), `Constructing oral histories of New Zealand women film makers: a complex collaboration between interviewer and narrator', NOHANZ Journal. Describes the rather laborious research approach the author has used to research film-making in New Zealand.

Simmons, Laurence (1996), 'A little clunky and manic...', Midwest 10. A interview with New Zealand film-maker Peter Jackson. This issue also includes Costa Botes on Bad Taste, Gwynneth Porter on Meet the Feebles, Alan Jones on Braindead, Barbara Creed on Heavenly Creatures and Thierry Jutel on Forgotten Silver.

Sklar, Robert (1995), 'Social realism with style: an interview with Lee Tamahori', Cineaste XXI:3. Our 'Kiwi kid' makes a big impression on a renowned American film critic.

Smith, Jane (1999), 'Knocked Around in New Zealand: Postcolonialism Goes to the Movies' in Sharrett ed. Mythologies of Violence in Postmodern Media. An American academic examines representations in The Piano, Once Were Warriors and Broken English.
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